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COVID's long-term effect on Major League Baseball's amateur draft
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MLB, players agree to deal to preserve service time, hold draft
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Washington Nationals Top 31 Prospects
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Former Air Force Academy baseball player Paul Skenes taken No. 1 overall in MLB Draft, Air Force Sports
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2023 MLB Draft: The Top 400 Prospects - Future Stars Series
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MLB draft so far: Pirates' urgency, LSU's picks, other Day 1 takeaways
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MLBPA chief Tony Clark says push for players 'never stops' - ESPN
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Fifteen Alumni Taken in the First Round of 2019 MLB Draft
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Yankees, Mets and all MLB again affected by COVID in 2022
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Mariners' advantage — picking early in each round — lessened in MLB draft shortened by coronavirus
Mariners 2021 MLB Draft preview
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Impact On Amateur Players Would Be Major If MLB Cancels Draft
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2023 MLB Draft: The Top 400 Prospects - Future Stars Series
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Draft funnels more arms into Padres farm system - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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